The human-biting adult stage of the Rocky Mountain wood tick (Dermacentor andersoni) can cause tick paralysis in humans and domestic animals and is the primary tick vector in the intermountain west of the pathogens causing Colorado tick fever, Rocky Mountain spotted fever, and tularemia. We conducted drag sampling studies in Poudre Canyon and Rocky Mountain National Park of Larimer County, CO, ...

BACKGROUND The changes in land use and land cover have a strong effect on the total soil organic carbon, its fractions and its overall soil health. This study carried out in Olesharo Catchment, Kenya, was to quantify the differences in total organic carbon (TOC), particulate organic carbon (POC), mineral organic carbon (MOC) and carbon management index (CMI) among four land use types: grassland...

We tested whether the abundance of C(4) vegetation in grasslands of the Mongolian plateau is influenced by grazing conditions. The analysis exploited the politically originated contrast that exists between Mongolia (low stocking rate, transhumant system) and the district of Inner Mongolia, China (high stocking rate, sedentary system). We estimated the proportion of C(4) carbon (P(C4)) in grazed...

Background: Dracaena cinnabari is a monocot species that does not form annual tree rings; thus, its age can only be estimated. This threatened by low natural regeneration, with an evident absence of younger individuals most likely caused overgrazing; therefore, knowing trees’ ages important for possible conservation strategies; Methods: Data collection was conducted on the Firmihin Plateau Soco...

The present study uncovering the impact of erosion conservation techniques on soil attributes in Shivaliks lower Himalayas Jammu. Soil is considered as main cause land degradation hilly areas espially outer Himalayas. Although problem persisted earth for a longer period, it has become severe recent times due to increased man-environment interactions. was conducted 2021 at Merth village Jammu an...

This study examined land use cover (LULC) dynamics in Upper Benue River Basin, Nigeria. The makes of primary and secondary data. Landsat Imageries for the years 1981, 2001 2021 were used study. Supervised approach with maximum likelihood classifier was adopted classification generation LULC maps. Markov Cellular Automata model to predict status catchment year 2070. findings reveal remarkable ch...

African houbara (Chlamydotis undulata) and Asian (C. macqueenii), classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, have been over-exploited across their global ranges. The highest-profile conservation response has large-scale releases of captive-bred birds, potentially threatening wild populations through introgression. Options for increasing numbers species are habitat management to counter over...

Knowledge of variations in soil biological and biochemical indicators with grazing seasonal changes is important for assessing quality required management. Lack proper management could induce irreversible damage to the structure; therefore, a experiment was carried out Salook National Park, Iran; arranged factorial-based randomized complete block design (RCBD) all seasons year. The study area h...

Many bird species depend on wetlands and the surrounding habitats. However, status of these wetlands, as well their biodiversity, is poorly understood maintained. From January to February 2021, we assessed compositions, relative abundances, distributions throughout five wetland habitats in East Gojjam zone. In each study site, systematic random sampling techniques were applied at a 4 km interva...